Google DeepMind Research Engineer interview experience

No offer

Hard

Positive

London, EnglandPosted Jun 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My path started with a recruiter screening call, then I moved to an interview with the hiring manager for the team the role was on.

After that, I had two technical interviews with other research engineers. They focused on common Python and system-design-style problems, and I was rejected after these technical calls.

Even though I only made it through the early part of the process, the sequence felt coherent—manager context first, then technical depth with people who would likely be working alongside. Compared to other processes I’d seen, the emphasis here was clearly on practical engineering and how I’d think through systems problems, not just pure theory. I didn’t get to later stages, and the rejection felt tied to

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